- οἰκονομέω
- οἰκονομέω (οἰκονόμος, fr. οἶκο + νέμω) pf. ptc. οἰκονομηκώς (on the mng. of οἰκ. and derivatives s. ARobinson on Eph 1:10)① to manage a household, manage, administer, abs., hold the office of an οἰκονόμος (q.v. 1), be manager (Astrampsychus p. 8 Dec. 1, 9) Lk 16:2.② to administrate achievement of a project, manage, regulate, administer, plan (Soph., Pla. et al.; ins, pap; 3 Macc 3:2; TestSol, EpArist, Iren.) τὶ someth. (Jos., Ant. 1, 19) of God (οἰ. τὰ τοῦ κόσμου πράγματα ὁ θεό Orig., C. Cels. 6, 79, 38; Did.) πάντα σὺν τῷ παιδὶ οἰκονομηκώς after (God) had planned everything with the Son Dg 9:1 (Maximus Tyr. 27, 8a ὁ θεὸς οἰκ. τὸ πᾶν τοῦτο; M. Ant. 5, 32; Philo, Decal. 53 [θεὸς] οἰκονομεῖ σωτηρίως ἀεὶ τὰ σύμπαντα)—New Doc 4, 144. DELG s.v. νέμω. M-M. TW. Spicq.
Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία. 2015.